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August 2009
UK FSA chair slams City of London’s ‘socially useless’ excesses, floats Tobin tax
Separately, French President Sarkozy proposes ‘bonus-malus’ for French banking sector.
SRI fund sales mirror market rise: RI/Lipper FMI stats
Volumes into green themed funds also stay positive.
APG makes strategic €150m alternative energy bet
Giant Dutch investor allocates 4% of global top-down fund to green/alternative theme.
RI round-up August 25
RI’s regular round-up of the most important responsible investment news.
UNPRI names five ejected signatories and starts transparency reporting talks
Discussions over the next year on a public disclosure framework for responsible investment.
New York State $110bn fund makes $200m green allocation, hires FTSE and HSBC to index
In-house investments part of $500m Green Strategic Investment Program.
Giant Norway fund launches campaign to pressure 1100 companies on water risks
Report during third quarter will outline fund’s reporting ‘expectations’ from portfolio companies.
FSA says investor collaborations on governance not against market abuse rules
Letter backs up major recommendation of Walker review to be finalised in November
RI round-up August 12
RI’s regular round-up of the most important responsible investment news.
UNPRI hiring seven staff for huge expansion programme
Three full time posts and four fellowships will help guide five-year plan.
Monitoring and reporting on corporate governance is essential for responsible investment
Why meaningful reform will depend on clear and appropriate benchmarking.
Towards the effective integration of ESG issues into investment decision-making
Insight Investment’s four principles on how ESG factors may be applied to portfolio construction.
Sustainable corporate bonds withstand the financial storm
ESG factors can be a valuable addition to credit risk analysis.
After the crisis, bonus business as usual?
Why pension funds and NGOs should work together to thwart corporate greed.
We must incentivise long-term investment to help prevent systemic risk
Stronger investor engagement will help but not fix the problem of ownership.